Shoplifting relates more to the physical possession of goods.
A shoplifter may pretend to be a customer or buy some and steal many
(or vice-versa). But while at a restaurant such pretense won't work.
Stealing food too is different.
- A word for "someone who orders, eats and sneaks without paying the check.
I came across a french word- Mouche– meaning 'fly' …but could not find a proper ONE WORD substitute.
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This is known as a Dine and Dash